On August 29, 2020 Boarding For Breast Cancer hosted the 16th Annual Skate The Lake event – virtually. Historically, Skate The Lake is a 28 mile skate-bike-roll along a portion of North Lake Tahoe attracting locals of all ages and abilities but due to the challenges of COVID19 and the safety of the Tahoe Community,…
B4BC is excited to welcome back the 16th Annual [VIRTUAL] Skate The Lake event on August 29,2020. Historically the event is a 28 mile skate, bike, roll along the majestic shores of Lake Tahoe and the beautiful Truckee River. This year, in light of COVID-19, we are going VIRTUAL! Let your local trail, path, or neighborhood…
What an amazing weekend it was at B4BC’s 12th annual Skate the Lake 28-mile longboard-a-thon in Lake Tahoe! Last weekend was an HUGE success, with almost 70 skaters raising over $23K for Boarding for Breast Cancer’s education, prevention and support programs! We had an awesome weekend filled with tons of fun and an overwhelming amount of love and support from the Tahoe community.
You’re invited to take part in the 12th Annual Skate the Lake, a 28-mile longboarding marathon that promotes an active lifestyle while raising awareness and funds for Boarding For Breast Cancer’s (B4BC) education and prevention programs. Come out and longboard, bike, blade, or rollerskate with B4BC on August 6th!
12-year-old Katie Lyssand was not only our top fundraiser at B4BC’s Skate The Lake 2015, but she also was the youngest girl to skate the entire 28 miles. Katie skates for her family who has a long history of women’s cancers. She spent two months collecting donations not only from family and friends, but also going door-to-door to businesses around her community explaining her goal to raise funds to educate young people about breast cancer and support young survivors.
It’s a wrap on B4BC’s 11th Skate the Lake! We had an amazing weekend in Lake Tahoe filled with tons of fun and an overwhelming amount of love and support and… it was a record breaking year! Our 100 participants raised over $26,000 for Boarding for Breast Cancer’s education, prevention and support programs!
Our volunteer community plays an incredibly important role in helping us spread our message and keep our programs strong & moving. Today we wanted to highlight longtime B4BC volunteer, Margaret “Margo” Stoney. Margo has been quite the utility player for B4BC over the years and we’re so thankful for her support. Read on to hear…
The 10th Annual Skate the Lake [Tahoe] event was the best to date, raising a record amount of over $25,000 for Boarding for Breast Cancer’s education, prevention and support programs! We had the most incredible day with skaters of all abilities pushing 28 miles for prevention & in honor of loved ones affected by breast…
Shane Michael (Hernandez) is a longtime supporter of B4BC and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mitten United: a creative design agency who keeps B4BC’s website on point and is always on call for any and all tech or design-related emergencies. Shane and the Mitten United crew have fundraised over $6,000 for B4BC through the Skate the Lake and Skate the Coast series, and have held the “Top Fundraiser” and “Top Fundraising Team” positions multiple times. Oh, and you’ll never catch him without at least two pink B4BC wristbands on at any given time. Learn more about the upcoming Skate the Lake event, why he stays involved, and his best fundraising techniques!
Getting started on your fundraising can be a bit difficult at times so we wanted to give you some tips on how to be as successful as possible! The NUMBER ONE way to get fundraising results is by reaching out personally to family, friends and coworkers by a call or an email telling them that this is a…